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Saturday, 24 August 2013

New beginnings...

Hello and welcome to Justine's Cross Stitch. I hope to share with you my stitching finishes, WIPs and UFOs and stash. I may even join a SAL or two!

I've been stitching for 25 years now (I'm 41 before you ask). My mother gave me my first kit - an old Anchor tapestry kit of squirrels which was an unwanted gift. I thought I would be bored...

I quickly moved on to larger and larger tapestries and from there it was a small jump to cross stitch. I dabble very occasionally in crochet and knitting but there's nothing like those little Xs for me! Apart from a break when I had my boys, now aged 5 and 4, I've been stitching ever since.

But I've always been alone. I've had friends who have dabbled a bit in stitching (how can you dabble and not get hooked?!) but have never known any serious stitchers. Until a few weeks ago when I idly searched for cross stitch blogs, never realising how many stitching sisters and brothers there are out there!

So, I'm here to share my projects with you. I sincerely hope you will welcome me into your stitching world. I feel like I have lots to catch up on!

Here's a picture of my oldest UFO: Holiday Village by Dimensions. Do you think I will be able to finish it by Christmas?

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Hi Justine. You just left a comment on my blog. I am your first follower. We would love for you to join our cut thru SAL. We also have a facebook group. Let me know when you're ready to join and I will add you to my SAL page and post progress pics on it, if its okay with you.Love your new start and congrats on the cute finish.

Hi Justine, welcome to the blogging world - like you, i've come across your blog as i gather a list of cross stitching blogs, since recently getting back into it after a long break.i look forward to seeing your posts and progress.

Hello there and welcome to the wonderful world of cross stitch blogging. I love the Dimensions kit you are working on and your finish is very cute. Like you I also started blogging because didn't know anyone who is a cross stitcher.

Hi Justine! Thanks for following my blog and now I'm following yours, too! I was also amazed to find all the wonderful stitchers out there in blogland. I'm looking forward to watching your stitching progress!

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I'm struggling to comment on your individual comments - still new to this blog thing! Linda - I have ordered Cut Thru North Pole House so will be ready to join you in a week or two!

Hi Linda and congratulations on being my first follower! I finally decided on Cut Thru North Pole House as I love Christmas and it is hopefully being delivered on Thursday this week so yet another new start for me! I'm not on facebook yet though...maybe later this week!

Thank you - I ended up frogging quite a lot of the Dimensions (not that I had stitched a lot). It's a bit of a challenge! I knew there were lots of cross stitchers out there but it's lovely to be able to chat to some.

Thanks Debbie! I'm just about to join the Bothy Threads Cut Thru SAL. I have loved their kits for years but always avoided the Cut Thrus as they look very challenging! I suppose the key is to keep doing easier projects in between.

About Me

Born and still living in North-West England.
I've been stitching for over 25 years. Discovered stitching blogs in 2013 and never looked back! Mum to two sons and with a demanding job, I try to squeeze in a few stitches every day.